Wealthy pernsioners on course to lose taxpayer handouts as Government pledges to reevaluate the fairness of the welfare system

BENEFITS for wealthy OAPs could be scrapped in a boost to The Sun’s Ditch Handouts to the Rich campaign.

The Government has pledged to finally look at “intergenerational fairness” in the welfare system.

PA:Press Association

Pensions Secretary Damian Green said pensioner poverty has fallen drastically and aims to look at the fairness of the welfare system

RELATED STORIES

PRISONERS IN THEIR OWN HOMES

OAPS in their thousands trapped by banks' 900 per cent 'shared appreciation' deals

OAP compo shame

Pensioner tackled to floor by thug won't get any compensation because she wasn't hurt enough

'We are sorry you're dead...'

OAP's shock at blundering council's letter cutting off his benefits

Step too bra?

Mum who stripped off in a Jobcentre over benefits cuts blames immigrants for 9 YEARS of unemployment

Savvy shopper

Meet the self-styled 'bargain queen' who shares food cost cutting tips on TV show On Benefits

BRITS ON THE BREADLINE

Nearly half of UK families admit cutting back on food or clothing to pay rent or mortgage

David Cameron consistently ring-fenced payouts to rich OAPs including free TV licences and bus passes and winter fuel payments when in No10.

Those and other perks for the elderly cost taxpayers at least £8billion a year.

But Pensions Secretary Damian Green yesterday said he will not follow in the footsteps of Iain Duncan Smith, who held the post under Mr Cameron.

AP:Associated Press

David Cameron ring-fenced payouts to rich OAPs while he was Prime Minister

He said: “I am different from Iain. If we look over the long term, pensioner poverty in the 1980s was 40 per cent of pensioners. It’s now down to 14 per cent — that’s an enormous beneficial social revolution.

“We need to look over time at the area of intergenerational fairness.”

The announcement could even mean the end of the “triple lock” pensions protection after the 2020 election.

Mr Green also told the BBC he will stick to planned welfare cuts — but that there will not be a “new search” for others.

Alamy

Wealthy pensioners may be on course perks such as their free bus pass and winter fuel allowance

The news comes as a boost to The Sun's 'Ditch handouts to the rich' campaign